2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog

BIOLOGY DEGREES
BA in Biology Option I: Emphasis in Cell and Molecular Bio
BA in Biology Option II: Emphasis in Teaching
BS in Biology Option I: Professional
BS in Biology Option II: Emphasis in Human Biology
BS in Biology Option III: Biotechnology/Molecular Biology
BS in Biology Option IV: Emphasis in Ecology
Biology Minor: Must Complete 2 of 4 groups plus Core Courses
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BS IN BIOLOGY OPTION IV: EMPHASIS IN ECOLOGY
106 Credits Total, Including 40 Upper Division

Suggested Course Sequence

Field Biology Requirement (may be met in General Core)
CourseCredits
BIO 4117  Birds of the Pacific Northwest (5)
BIO 4735  Marine Biology (5)
BIO 4740  Marine Invertebrate Zoology (5)
BIO 4744  Marine Botany (5)
BIO 4810  Marine Ecology (5)
BIO 4815  Aquatic Ecology (5)
BIO 4820  Ecomorphology (5)
BIO 4825  Forest Ecology (5)
BIO 4830  Ecological Restoration Workshp (2)
BIO 4835  Conservation Biology (5)
BIO 4880  Blakely Field Studies (5)
BIO 4950  Special Studies in Biology (1-5)
3
SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED3
General Core Requirements
CourseCredits
BIO 2101  General Biology (5)
BIO 2102  General Biology (5)
BIO 2103  General Biology (5)
15
BIO 3310  Ecology
 5
BIO 3325  Genetics
 5
BIO 3453  Biodiversity:Plant Ident & Tax
 5
BIO 4413  Animal Physiology (5)
BIO 4415  Plant Physiology (5)
BIO 4256  Environmental Physiology (5)
5
BIO 4330  Evolutionary Mechanisms
 3
BIO 4360  Biostatistics
 5
BIO 4810  Marine Ecology (5)
BIO 4815  Aquatic Ecology (5)
BIO 4825  Forest Ecology (5)
BIO 4835  Conservation Biology (5)
5
BIO 4978  Biological Research Proposal
 1
BIO 4979  Biological Research
 1-4
BIO 4899  Natural Sciences Seminar
 1
SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED53
Supporting Courses
CourseCredits
CHM 1211  General Chemistry I (5)
CHM 1212  General Chemistry II (5)
10
CHM 1330  Organic & Biological Chemistry (5)
CHM 3371  Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHM 3372  Organic Chemistry II (5)
5
MAT 1360  Introduction to Statistics
 5
MAT 1221  Survey of Calculus (5)
MAT 1225  Calculus (5)
5
SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED25
Two of the following:
CourseCredits
MAT 1226  Calculus (5)
MAT 1228  Series & Differential Equation (5)
CHM 2540  Introductry Inorganic Chemstry (5)
CHM 3372  Organic Chemistry II (5)
CHM 3373  Organic Chemistry III (5)
CSC 1230  Problem Solving & Programming (5)
CSC 2430  Data Structures I (5)
CSC 2431  Data Structures II (5)
BIO 4950  Special Studies in Biology (1-5)
PHY 1101  General Physics (5)
PHY 1102  General Physics (5)
PHY 1103  General Physics (5)
PHY 1121  Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 1122  Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
PHY 1123  Physics for Sci & Engineering (5)
10
SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED10
Restricted Electives
CourseCredits
BIO 3432  Biodiversity:Vertebrate Biolgy (5)
BIO 3434  Animal Behavior (5)
BIO 3456  Mycology (3)
BIO 4117  Birds of the Pacific Northwest (5)
BIO 4256  Environmental Physiology (5)
BIO 4735  Marine Biology (5)
BIO 4740  Marine Invertebrate Zoology (5)
BIO 4744  Marine Botany (5)
BIO 4810  Marine Ecology (5)
BIO 4815  Aquatic Ecology (5)
BIO 4820  Ecomorphology (5)
BIO 4825  Forest Ecology (5)
BIO 4830  Ecological Restoration Workshp (2)
BIO 4835  Conservation Biology (5)
BIO 4880  Blakely Field Studies (5)
15
SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED15
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED106

Additional Requirements/Information:
For information about additional non-credit requirements in the major, refer to the major's general information page in the catalog

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